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Prevalence of mental disorders among patients attending primary health care centers in the capital of Saudi Arabia

Sultan M. Alghadeer, Abdulaziz M. Alhossan, Mohamed N. Al-Arifi, Zyad S. Alrabiah, Syed W. Ali, Salmeen D. Babelghaith and Mohammed A. Altamimi
Neurosciences Journal July 2018, 23 (3) 238-243; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2018.3.20180058
Sultan M. Alghadeer
From the Department of Basic Sciences (Alghadeer), Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services, from the Department of Clinical Pharmacyy (Alghadeer, Alhossan, Al-Arifi, Alrabiah, Ali, Babelghaith), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, and from the Department of Pharmacy (Altamimi), Ministry of Interior, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdulaziz M. Alhossan
From the Department of Basic Sciences (Alghadeer), Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services, from the Department of Clinical Pharmacyy (Alghadeer, Alhossan, Al-Arifi, Alrabiah, Ali, Babelghaith), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, and from the Department of Pharmacy (Altamimi), Ministry of Interior, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mohamed N. Al-Arifi
From the Department of Basic Sciences (Alghadeer), Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services, from the Department of Clinical Pharmacyy (Alghadeer, Alhossan, Al-Arifi, Alrabiah, Ali, Babelghaith), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, and from the Department of Pharmacy (Altamimi), Ministry of Interior, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Zyad S. Alrabiah
From the Department of Basic Sciences (Alghadeer), Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services, from the Department of Clinical Pharmacyy (Alghadeer, Alhossan, Al-Arifi, Alrabiah, Ali, Babelghaith), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, and from the Department of Pharmacy (Altamimi), Ministry of Interior, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Syed W. Ali
From the Department of Basic Sciences (Alghadeer), Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services, from the Department of Clinical Pharmacyy (Alghadeer, Alhossan, Al-Arifi, Alrabiah, Ali, Babelghaith), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, and from the Department of Pharmacy (Altamimi), Ministry of Interior, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Salmeen D. Babelghaith
From the Department of Basic Sciences (Alghadeer), Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services, from the Department of Clinical Pharmacyy (Alghadeer, Alhossan, Al-Arifi, Alrabiah, Ali, Babelghaith), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, and from the Department of Pharmacy (Altamimi), Ministry of Interior, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed A. Altamimi
From the Department of Basic Sciences (Alghadeer), Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services, from the Department of Clinical Pharmacyy (Alghadeer, Alhossan, Al-Arifi, Alrabiah, Ali, Babelghaith), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, and from the Department of Pharmacy (Altamimi), Ministry of Interior, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Neurosciences Journal Jul 2018, 23 (3) 238-243; DOI: 10.17712/nsj.2018.3.20180058
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